Hierarchies are one of the most common organizational structures observed in multi-agent systems. In this paper we study vertical specialization as a reason for hierarchical struc...
Many transport policies and innovations are liable to have implications for human health and safety. How should such implications be weighed against the other costs and benefits? ...
The economic impact of the growth dynamic of standards is often described from a macroeconomic point of view, employing network effect theory and models dealing with externalities...
Several companies offer computation on demand for a fee. More companies are expected to enter this business over the next decade, leading to a marketplace for computation resource...
With the growing economic importance of open source, we need to improve our understanding of how open source software development processes work. The analysis of code contribution...